Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Weekly Announcements September 04, 2007

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Next Meeting Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 04, 2007 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego. Don't forget about our Dinner/Drinks Social after the meeting! Details below. We're looking forward to seeing you!

September Dinner/Drinks Social: Altitude Party!!! September 4 (Tuesday) 8:00 pm (after the meeting) Altitude at the Marriott Gaslamp Quarter, 660 K Street, Downtown Head over to Altitude after the Rotaract meeting on Tuesday, September 4th. Approximately 8:00 pm. No Cover... Named one of the best new bars in the world. If you have any questions, call the social chair Ryan Crawford at 262-331-3587. See you there!

Community Service Recap: Serving Dinner to Veterans Last Saturday, volunteers from North County and Downtown Rotaract came together to serve dinner to veterans in an occupational training program. They served dozens at the Interfaith Community Services' kitchen. It was a great menu prepared that almost made the volunteers jealous. The veterans were very happy to have the meal and new friends. Make sure check out the pictures and the awesome hair nets.

Professional Development: Looking For Ideas Our Professional Development Chair James would like your ideas and your input: Who would you like to see as our guest speaker in the future? Which topics and/or ideas would you like to hear more about at one of our meetings? If you have recommendations for a guest speaker, please include the following information: • name • phone number • Why / how do you know them? • What do they do that is admirable? • How would them talking to us be beneficial to our group? Please try to stay away from any type of sales presentation. We are only looking for professional and personal development topics and subjects. If you have suggestions for guest speakers or professional / personal development topics, please send an e-mail to James Holland.

Entertainment Books In an effort to boost our fundraising efforts for Tijuana Home Building, we are looking at new fundraising opportunities. We are exploring selling Entertainment Books as the revenue per book for our club is very high. The books are $40 and nearly 50% of that is a return to the club. If anyone is interested in selling or purchasing books, please contact Amanda Scott, Fundraising Chair, 619-708-2295.

Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes 2007 September 10 (Monday) 6:00 pm 4747 Viewridge Avenue, Main Conference Room Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes is nearing! It is time to start planning for our annual Jazz for Diabetes Research Foundation Event! The event is typically held in early December and has been a great success in the past. The event is hosted downtown at a bar, restaurant, or club and includes live Jazz Entertainment, a raffle and silent auction. We are hoping that this event will be our biggest and best yet! There is much to do to pull of an event of this proportion including obtaining donations for raffle and silent auction, gaining publicity to promote the event, plan for catering, and much more. We will put together a Jazz committee for all of the various aspects of the event. This is a great way to get involved for our members and perspective members! The kick off meeting is open to anyone who is interested in getting involved. The meeting will be held on Monday, September 10th at 6:00 pm at 4747 Viewridge Avenue, Main Conference Room, San Diego, CA 92123. If you cannot make the meeting but are interested in dedicating some time to the cause, please feel free to e-mail Fundraising Chair Amanda Scott or call her at 619-708-2295.

Rotary Wine Tasting Party September 12 (Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm 170 13th Street, Downtown San Diego Rotary Wine Tasting Party to benefit the San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club, September 12th, 2007, 6-9 PM, Cost for Rotaract $25/ person, 170 13th Street, San Diego, 92101. RSVP to Jonathan Stone, 619-884-2191. Please come out to support the our sponsor Rotary Club in this fun social event!

September Social: San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants September 14 (Friday) [sign up by 8/21/07] 7:05 pm first pitch Petco Park, 100 Park Boulevard, Downtown Let's go to the Pads vs Giants game!!! Right Field Upper Reserved Tickets at $12 (or best available in the $12 price range at the time of purchase) need to be prepurchased to sit together. We have 19 people interested in 30 tickets so far. You must prepay for the tickets by the 8/21/07 Rotaract meeting with tickets bought on 8/22/07 and distributed at the 9/4/07 Rotaract meeting. After the game is 90's Retro Night – brought to you by 91X – with great music from the '90s at the Park in the Park. If you have any questions, call the social chair Ryan Crawford at 262-331-3587.

Annual Rancho Jireh Picnic September 22 (Saturday) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm De Anza Cove, West Mission Bay Come help host our annual Picnic for Rancho Jireh Foster Families. Lunch will be donated by KC BBQ. Volunteers should be there at 10:00 am to help set up. E-mail Dean Koci to volunteer to run a children's activity. If you don't know where De Anza Cove is located, take a look at this map.

All County Rotaract at the San Diego Food Bank October 06 (Saturday) Details coming soon! If you have questions, please e-mail our Community Service Chair Dean.

Meet and Greet Barbecue with the Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club October 13 (Saturday) 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Martin Blair's House, Carlsbad We will be co hosting a "Meet and Greet" Barbecue with the Downtown Rotary Breakfast Club on Saturday, October 13th from 2-6 pm at Martin Blair's House in Carlsbad. Martin has a beach house he has graciously offered to share and we will have a pot luck, barbecue, and volleyball tournament. This will be a great time to mingle with our Rotarians and get to know Rotaractors from other clubs as we are going to include the new Mission Valley Club and the North County Rotary Club! More details will follow, but please mark your calendars now and start thinking of what you would like to share for the potluck!

JDRF's Walk to Cure Diabetes: First Official Rotaract Walking Team October 14 (Sunday) Check-in starts at 7:30 am / Walk starts at 9:00 am UCSD campus, School of Medicine lawn Sign up to be on Rotaract's first official walking team for JDRF's Walk to Cure Diabetes (5k). More information on JDRF's San Diego Chapter website. E-mail Dean Koci if you are interested in being on the team.

San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Meeting The San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club is meeting every Wednesday at 7:00 am at the Symphony Towers University Club, 750 B Street, Suite 3400. Next scheduled speakers / events: September 05 Jim O'Meara District Governor September 12 Ruben Barrales CEO San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce September 19 Mike Aguirre San Diego City Attorney September 26 David Wescoe CEO San Diego City Employees Retirement System For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org!

Members' Bulletin Board Room for Rent in the Heart of Little Italy Room for rent in the heart of Little Italy! $1250.00 + half utilities. Available Now! (Yesterday, even) Share with Cal Western Law Student and a very well behaved border collie. 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment. 1100 square feet of living space. Valet parking offered. Washer/dryer in unit. 8th floor pool/Jacuzzi. Workout facility. Granite counters: kitchen and bath. 4 blocks to Cal Western. Fully furnished (except your room). And more!! Call Kendra for more information: 775-250-8658 Come Experience the Impact and Awe of Rotary: District 5340 Foundation Seminar September 08 (Saturday) 7:00 am - ... Salk Institute Please join your fellow Rotarians for breakfast at this beautiful venue to celebrate and learn more about our many valuable projects making a difference in the lives of people worldwide. Attend the annual District 5340 Foundation Seminar, Saturday, September 8, 2007 at the Salk Institute. Our district is known for the amazing things we have accomplished all over the world! This is a great program for red badgers and new Rotarians to attend. Check in and breakfast at 7 am, program begins at 8 am. We are fortunate to have PDG and Regional Rotary Foundation Chair Nick Phillips of District 9270, South Africa, as the featured speaker. Nick will talk about the AIDS Orphans Relief Project. More details and registration on 5340 district website. Water Conservation: Every Drop Counts Ever wonder how much water you use each day? More importantly, have you ever wondered how much water you could be saving?? A recent article details how each of us can do our part in preserving precious resources. Take a look! Rotaract Member on the Radio: Money Moments with Mike Saturday Mornings 10:00 am AM 1240 or online Mike Allen and his co-host James "The Brain" Holland will take calls on money matters that matter the most. "Money Moments with Mike" airs on Saturday mornings @ 10:00 AM on AM 1240 or www.thesoulofsandiego.com, if you want to tune in on your computer. Please call in with any financial questions that you may have. You will win a prize when you call in!!! 619-527-1240, www.michaelallenmba.com AMA Cause Marketing Conference Committee Looking for a fun way to network with marketing professionals, learn how cause marketing works and receive hands on experience planning the March 19th Cause Marketing conference? E-mail the Chair and fellow Rotaractor Michelle Wright for details or call her at 619-518-3725. Post your own message here! Do you need a roommate? Trying to sell your car? Let Rotaract work for you! Post your message here in the newsletter and have it be seen by over 100 like-minded people. Just send an e-mail to newsletter@sandiegorotaract.org with "Bulletin Board" in the subject line. Please remember to also include a general time frame for your message, e.g. 3 weeks, 2 newsletters, or until November 1st.

Rotaract & Rotary Trivia What is the "4-Way Test"? The "4-Way Test" was created by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor in 1932 as a means to save a company in depression-caused financial difficulties. This test became a guide for sales, production, advertising and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company was credited to this simple philosophy. The "4-Way Test" was adopted by Rotary in 1943 and has been translated into more than 100 languages and published in thousands of ways. The message should be known and followed by all Rotarians. The test asks the following four questions: "Of the things we think, say or do: 1. Is it the truth? 2. Is it fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships? 4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?"